Although this is a dead-rubber, both teams will want to end the tournament with a victory.

If Australia wins, they will finish second above South Africa. Los Pumas will get the wooden spoon whether they win or lose.

Match detail

We are waiting for the kick-off.

1.00: BEEP! BEEP! We are underway in Mendoza for the final match of the 2017 Rugby championship. Bernard Foley kicks deep and Argentina carries the ball forward before clearing to their 10-metres line.

3.00: Kurtley Beale claims the mark, kicks deep and the ball is returned with interest. Beale takes a quick throw and Australia counter-attack from deep. Israel Folau and Beale combining early on, but the ball is lost in touch.

4.00: Australia gets the first put into the scrum. It collapses and referee Mathieu Raynal tells the front rows to “wait for my call” before engaging.

5.00: Wallabies get the penalty for pulling the scrum down. Foley kicks into the Pumas’ 22.

6.00: Australia goes to a driving maul, but Adam Coleman is penalised for obstruction.

7.00: Argentina attacks wide but they lose the ball forward; scrum to the Aussies.

9.00: Jack Dempsey rumbles forward, but after several phases, Coleman loses the ball in contact. The hosts will have a defensive scrum about seven metres from their goal-line.

10.00: BIG SCRUM from Los Pumas’ pack; they are awarded the penalty and clear their lines.

11.00: Oh dear, another knock-on, this time by skipper Agustina Creevy. argentina has not had more than two phases in the game. Both sides’ handling has been poor in the opening stages.

13.00: Another penalty to the visitors; Foley kicks to the corner.

15.00: Dempsey collected Tatafu Polota-Nau’s throw and the Wallabies set up a driving maul. The hooker peeled to the right but the maul was pulled down by Matias Alemanno. Foley calls for the tee.

16.00: PENALTY! Foley can’t miss from in front: 0-3

17.00: Australia going through the phases. Scott Sio and Sekope Kepu combined with a one-two but the ball is lost forwards. Scrum to the home team just outside their 22.

18.00: BIG SCRUM from the Wallaby pack; their earn the penalty and Foley will look to double his side’s lead. The kick is right in front, 27 metres out.

20.00: TRY Marika Koroibete! It came from Foley and Beale, both straighten before contact, sending the pass wide. The winger gathers on the touchline and hands off Javier Ortega Desio before running away to score in the corner: 0-8

21.00: Another miss from the standoff: 0-8

23.00: Argentian has an opportunity from 10 metres out after the Aussies give away a penalty. Somehow, they botch the lineout but get another penalty. Nicolas Sanchez kicks to the corner.

25.00: TRY time for Argentina! Matias Alemanno stretches out and scores under the posts. Pablo Matera and Jeronimo de la Fuente went close before the lock got his five-pointer: 5-8

26.00: Sanchez makes no mistake from in front: 7-8

28.00: Beale goes for a stab-kick and De la Fuente intercepts the kick. Argentina breaks from their 22 and starts a counter-attack. eventually, the move breaks down and Foley clears deep.

29.00: Sanchez darts through a small gap, is tackled but Michael Hooper is penalised for going off his feet. The standoff will take a shot from 15 metres in front.

30.00: PENALTY is good and the Pumas lead for the first time: 10-8

32.00: After a slow start, the home team has found a foothold in the game. Australia despite going behind, still look good on attack and are winning penalties at the ruck. Again, they kick to the corner.

34.00: SOFT TRY as Reece Hodge strolls in for the score after taking Will Genia’s long, skip-pass before beating Emiliano Boffelli: 10-13

36.00: Foley misses from the corner: 10-13

37.00: The referee tells Kepu to move away from the tackle, he does not, so Mr Raynal awards the home team a penalty.

38.00: IT’S GOOD FROM SANCHEZ and Argentian level the scores: 13-13

39.00: Martin Landajo takes the penalty quickly and begins an attack from deep.

40.00: WHAT A TRY BY ARGENTINA! Joaquin Tuculet goes over after Creevy and Sanchez combine on the sideline. It was great vision by the skipper and a good angled run by the fullback before crossing the whitewash.

41.00: Wait, it’s gone to the TMO and it has been struck off for a knock-on in the build-up. However, the Pumas get a penalty on halfway for a high tackle by Dempsey. Sanchez kicks to the Aussies’ 22.

42.00: Argentina goes to their driving maul, but some good defence by Australia stops them.

The half-time score was Los Pumas 13 Wallabies 13

41.00: BEEP! BEEP! Nicolas Sanchez starts the second-half, kicking high to his left. Sean McMahon collects, the ball is recycled to Beale, who strikes a beautiful kick to Argentina’s 10.

43.00: Australia has started with a bang, going through the phases. It helps when the ball is quick and the defenders are scrambling. They get close to the try-line but Sio loses the ball forward with the goal-line at his mercy.

46.00: It’s wide again; he has missed four kicks and as a result, the scores are still tied: 13-all

48.00: Genia shows his class and composure. He is dictating the pace and tempo of the game. Folau is tackled near the touchline, but the Aussies have another penalty. Hooper is getting frustrated due to all the infringements, but the referee is having none of it.

50.00: Penalty to the visitors, who opt for a scrum instead of taking the points. Do teams ever learn? Scrum reset.